Reuters Technology Report: Tech firms let Russia probe software widely used by U.S. government

Click to View in Browser Thursday, January 25, 2018 Tech firms let Russia probe software widely used by U.S. government WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) - Major global technology providers SAP , Symantec and McAfee have allowed Russian authorities to hunt for vulnerabilities in software deeply embedded across the U.S. government, a Reuters investigation has found. EU court rejects Facebook class action suit by privacy activist BRUSSELS (Reuters) - An Austrian privacy activist cannot bring a class action lawsuit against Facebook for alleged privacy violations but can sue the company himself in his home country, the European Union's highest court ruled on Thursday. Qualcomm signs $2 billion sales MOUs with Lenovo, Xiaomi, vivo and OPPO (Reuters) - Qualcomm Technologies Inc has signed memorandums of understanding for sales worth at least $2 billion with Lenovo Group, Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp, vivo Communication Technology and Xiaomi Communications. Wall Street to grill Intel on chip security flaws (Reuters) - Wall Street analysts will grill Intel Corp executives on how massive security flaws in its computer chips are impacting business when the company reports quarterly results on Thursday. Alphabet unveils business unit devoted to cyber security SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc launched a new business unit on Wednesday that will sell cyber security software to Fortune 500 companies, the latest move by the parent of Google to become a big player in corporate computing. Meg Whitman to lead Katzenberg's mobile media startup NewTV (Reuters) - Departing Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co CEO Meg Whitman will become chief executive of DreamWorks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg's mobile media firm NewTV, a move that places her back into uncharted territory. With self-parking slippers, Nissan drives Japanese hospitality to a new level TOKYO (Reuters) - In Japan, where old traditions are constantly being updated with new technology, one inn is making use of automated driving technology to offer the latest in hands-free hospitality -- self-driving slippers. Uber CEO to visit Japan, India in Feb on charm offensive TOKYO (Reuters) - Uber Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi will make his first visit to Asia next month as the new head looks to improve the image of the controversial ride-sharing firm in the region. iPhone software update spotlights Apple secrecy on battery health (Reuters) - Apple Inc's move on Wednesday to give iPhone owners information about the health of their batteries reverses the company's longstanding refusal to make such information available directly on iPhones and iPads, even though battery health has long been easy to check on Apple's Mac computers. AT&T urges Congress to rewrite net neutrality rules WASHINGTON (Reuters) - AT&T Inc urged U.S. Congress on Wednesday to write new laws to govern the internet, seeing that as preferable to future regulatory involvement after the Trump administration voted to rescind so-called net neutrality rules late last year. Related Video Chinese scientists break key barrier by cloning monkeys Hydrogen smart box cuts emissions from cars Mediafile How about Hightail-ing it? On Twitter, dubious health claims from e-cigarette bots A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today A quick-fix on the day's news delivered when you want it. Register Today » » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2018 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add newsletters@email.reuters.com to your address book. Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook